Senior Director, Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis - Remote, North America

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)Environmental Conditions

OfficeJob Description

* Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Patient-Centered Research (PCR) group helps sponsors to integrate the patient voice in all relevant healthcare decisions, from development over regulatory to reimbursement and product launch. For that, PCR uses a unique combination of scientific fields, including health sciences, psychometrics, epidemiology, psychology, health economics and others. Our work has helped identify and clarify unmet clinical needs, assess burden of illness and evaluate patient outcomes, preference and/or adherence, while supporting promotional and labeling claims on a global scale.

The Senior Director of Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (QDA) is primarily responsible for the collection, organization and analysis of qualitative data on PCR projects, including: moderation of interviews and focus groups, management of vendors for dedicated qualitative research services, oversight of qualitative research technologies (incl., AI-enabled solutions), and qualitative data analysis. As part of this remit the Senior Director will be responsible for leading the development, improvement and implementation of quality and compliance assurance processes. The aim of this exciting role is to build a best-in-class qualitative research center of excellence that supports our scientific solution teams with its methodological expertise.

This role is critical for our mission to provide a full suite of services and offerings to achieve patient focused drug development.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and implement annual QDA business plans, including identifying and implementing a best-in-class qualitative delivery model.
• Monitor industry developments to ensure the team has access to best-in-class capabilities.
• Collaborate with all PCR solution teams (i.e., clinical outcomes assessment, in-trial research, patient preferences, real-world experience and